North Brabant facts for kids
| North Brabant Noord-Brabant |
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| Province of the Netherlands | |||
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Location of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Inclusion | 1815 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,919 km2 (1,899 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 162 km2 (63 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 2nd | ||
| Population (2017) | |||
| • Total | 2,513,700 | ||
| • Rank | 3rd | ||
| • Density | 511.02/km2 (1,323.53/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 5th | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NL-NB | ||
| Religion (2005) | Catholic 57% Protestant 6% Muslim 4.5% |
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| HDI (2017) | 0.929 very high · 4th |
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| Website | www.brabant.nl | ||
North Brabant (Dutch: 'Noord-Brabant') is a province of the Netherlands. It is in the south of the country. It is bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.
Its capital is 's-Hertogenbosch. The largest city is Eindhoven.
Images for kids
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De Groote Peel, National Park
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A sign saying, "Welcome to Brabant". North Brabant is often just referred to as "Brabant".
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Map of North Brabant (2012)
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Sunset at the Peel, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Province of North Brabant, municipalities (2015)
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Philips Stadium of PSV Eindhoven
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Rat Verlegh Stadium of NAC Breda
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King Willem II Stadium of Willem II
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